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Icebox Banana Pudding

It's Hot outside, and since today is suppose to be the hottest day of the year, I thought I would give you a recipe for a great summery dessert. It contains cream cheese and eagle brand milk, so already you know that you can't go wrong. Also, it's pretty darn easy to make (10 minutes of less I promise!).

Make it for your friends and family and they will be guaranteed to love you!

Beat 2 cups milk & 2 small pkgs. instant vanilla pudding

In a separate bowl, stir together: 8 ounces of cream cheese and 1 can of Eagle Brand Milk

Mix (really more of a folding process) 8 ounces of cool whip with the other bowls of goodness.

Layer 6 sliced bananas* & vanilla wafers with the mixture

*If I am taking this somewhere or having folks over, then I layer it all up nice and pretty. I've also served this all layered in mason jars, topped with whip cream and garnished with strawberries, blackberries, or raspberries and a mint leaf. BUT, if I'm just planning on grazing on this for several days, I hold off on the bananas and just slice some up every time I decide to have a serving so they don't get brown and mushy.

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I love to travel, read, and shop. To support my beloved hobbies, I work as an Attorney and a Government Professor at a local college. Last but certainly not least, I'm a devoted puppy mom to adorable Lola Marie, a 12 years old white schnauzer, who really runs the show.